Camille Landais

Camille Landais is a prominent French economist, recognized for her research on labor economics and gender disparities in the workplace. Awarded the Best Young Economist Prize in 2016, her work has highlighted significant issues regarding maternity-related salary penalties, revealing that women often face a substantial loss of income after childbirth. Recent studies conducted by Landais and her colleagues indicate that this penalty can be as high as 25% in France, contributing to the broader gender wage gap. Her findings emphasize the role of social norms and public policies in shaping the economic realities for working mothers, and she has been a vocal advocate for addressing these disparities.